The BOLLES FAMILY ASSOCIATION
NOTICE OF COMING EVENTS & NEWS OF PAST EVENTS
BOLLES Family Reunion 2010
2010 Seattle Reunion Postponed …but 2011 is on.
After much discussion, the Board of Directors has decided to postpone the Bolles
Family Reunion for first time in its history. This conclusion was based on
factors of the current economy, limited response in projecting attendance and
the high cost to the Association for basic meeting expenses to name a few. The
Board wishes to thank Connie Wellnitz for her time and efforts in scouting, and
submitting plans for hosting this year. Because of her help, plans to host a
reunion in the Northwest section of the country will be reconsidered in the near
future.
All
is not lost, for the year 2011, mark your calendars and set your sights for
southeast Pennsylvania! This will be the first time BFA will host a reunion in
the cradle of our country and our hosts, Walter and Roseanne Bolles are ready.
If you have a favorite, know of Bolles or allied families locations or just have
a suggestion, please let us know. Much history can be found in that area and
further details will be released before the end of this year.
BOLLES Family Reunion 2009
2009 Reunion was held on Long Island, New York on
October 2, 3 &4th at the Holiday Inn Express in
Hauppauge, 2050 Express Drive South.
Colleen DeLise was our hostess. Highlights include visiting Sagamore Hill,
the home of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, in Oyster Bay.
Also proposed is a visit to the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport.
Friday evening dining is on your own. There are several restaurants
in the area and literature re them will be available when you register
for the reunion and pick up your name tag. Later that evening, we will
get together in one of the meeting rooms to visit and have light
refreshments.
Saturday should be an interesting day. We will board our bus at 9
a.m. and travel to Sagamore Hill, the home of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt,
in Oyster Bay. Arrangements have been made for a guided tour at 10 a.m.
The tour is about an hour, so there will be time to look in the gift
shop before the bus leaves at 11:30.
From Sagamore Hill, we will travel to the Vanderbilt Museum in
Centerport. This museum was the home of William K. Vanderbilt II. You
may have seen it. In 1988, the estate, known as Eagle’s Nest, served as
a fictitious drug lord’s mansion for the filming of Crocodile Dundee II.
Before our guided tour we will enjoy box lunches in their picnic
area. At approximately 3 p.m. we will head back to our hotel.
That evening we will have dinner at LaStrada’s, a local restaurant
well known for good cuisine and good service. Dinner will be at 6:30 and
shuttle service will be provided from the hotel for those who wish it.
Sunday morning at 9:30 we will have our group photo followed by the
general business meeting and adjournment until next year.
If you have any questions, please call Colleen DeLise at
631-656-6462 or or e-mail:
BOLLES Family Reunion 2008
The
31st Annual Reunion was held Aug. 8, 9, & 10, 2008, in
Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN at the Holiday Inn near the Mall of America.
Discussions during the 30th Bolles Family Association annual meeting board of
directors' session indicated that the following sites are possibilities for
future meetings:
2009 Long Island, New York
2010 Pennsylvania
Information will be updated routinely. Please check back for new and
additional details.
BOLLES Family Reunion 2007
The
30th Annual Reunion was held Sept. 28, 29, & 30, 2007, in
Wells, Maine, the home of our immigrant ancestor Joseph Bolles (1608 - 1678) at the Hampton Inn, Wells-Ogunquit, Maine. 900 Post Road, Wells, ME.
Photos and other information on the meeting will be posted in the near future.
BOLLES Family Reunion 2006
The 29th Annual Reunion
was held in
Branson, Missouri on 06, 07 & 08 October 2006.
2006 Annual Meeting Group Photo
2005
- The 28th Annual Reunion was held in
the New Bedford / Mattapoisett Area, Massachusetts on 14,15 & 16 October 2005.
2005 Annual Meeting Group Photo
2005 Annual Meeting Photos (Over 200 photos)
New London Visit on Monday Photo
Collage
Hosts
2004 - The
27th Annual Reunion was held at Colorado Springs, Colorado
6-8 August 2004.
2003 - The 26th Annual Reunion was held at Cleveland, Ohio 25-27 July 2003.
25th Anniversary
- YEAR 2002 REUNION
2002 - 18, 19 & 20 October, 2002 Groton, Connecticut
2002 BOLLES FAMILY ASSOCIATION REUNION:
The 2002 Bolles Family Association Reunion was held at Gorton (New
London), Connecticut on October 18, 19 & 20, 2002. It was hosted by
Association Founder Jim Bolles.
Check HERE
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YEAR 2001 REUNION
2001 - 29 June - 01 July 2001 Tucson, Arizona
Reunion 2001 Group Photo
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24th Annual Reunion Story June 30, 2001
YEAR 2000 REUNION
2000 - 21,22 & 23 July 2000 Kansas City, MO
Reunion 2000 Group Photo
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